Customer Reviews

Day Care Days

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I am a toddler teacher always looking for great new books to read at circle time - this is it! The story follows a simple format easy enough for 2-3 year olds in day care to understand. The illustrations are vibrant and easy for children to identify with. This is a wonderful book that lets children know that their world is important to us and that the emotions they feel are natural and quite common. This book is requested by my students on a daily basis!

This book is a great way of introducing children to day care. It shows the hectic world that is experienced by millions of working parents and their kids each day in a comforting yet realistic manner. The illustrations are lively - rich, beautiful, opaque colors with swirls, dashes and complex patterns throughout. A treasure for the eyes.

When I first read this book, I thought it was "rushed". Everyone seemed to be hurrying through the day. Then I realized that's pretty much like our own "day care days". I also loved that the daddy in the story is pretty much the primary care giver...he gets the kids dressed, takes them to day care, puts them in bed, etc. My husband is like this, also, so it was great for my daughter to see the daddy taking the kids to day care just like her daddy does. It is one of my daughter's favorite books...She especially loves the pictures and always insists on "naming" all the kids at the day care. (ex. "This girl in the picture is me, this one can be Ann Marie, that boy is Reed".)

Beautiful illustrations highlight this book! The rich colors and bold designs are warm and fun. We particularly like the twist on traditional gender roles as Mom goes off to work while Dad does day care drop-off and pick-up, and cooks dinner to boot!

This book is a deffinate must for all toddlers. The two babies in my life adore this book. The combination of the colorful and expressive drawings with the soothing yet fun wrtiting is irresistable. Don't leave without buying this book!

We just happened to see this book at the library, checked it out and realized it needed to be a permanent part of our collection. Our daughter always picks this book out to read before bedtime. She loves reviewing her day at daycare through each page. Naming the items on each page happens so naturally. She even names her own teachers and friends in the drawing! And with the book ending with the bedtime routine, it's amazing how much easier it is to put her to sleep after reading this book. I didn't imagine a book being this powerful. This is a winner!!!

This beautifully illustrated book tells about the day in the life in a toddler as he prepares for and goes to day care. The vivid illustrations are full of life and children love looking at them. The story is full of warmth and tenderness. The kids I teach at the preschool I work at love comparing our child care center to the one in the book. This is a great book for any child care center or any family who has or is preparing to use a day care facility.

This is an excellent book, beautifully illustrated, which makes both parent and child comfortable with day care. It details a day in the life of a young child from the child's point of view.